June 2016
Roxane Gataud named winner of 2016 Catalyst Award
The Society of Typographic Aficionados has announced that Roxane Gataud of Paris, France will be the recipient of the 2016 SOTA Catalyst Award.
The process of creating a font
Lettering guru Lynn G. and font guru Lila S. will walk you through the process of creating a font, from ink on paper to computer screen. (more…)
New user interface for ScriptSource
ScriptSource received a fresh user interface, designed to give the site a more contemporary feel. The new UI is more open – there’s more blank space – and it uses cleaner fonts and brighter colours. (more…)
Type Terms, the animated typographic cheat sheet
If you are new to typography or here to refresh your memory, then Type Terms is the perfect tool for you.
Language as design criteria?
typefaces that suit some languages better than others and whether or not we can draw conclusions from their designs. (more…)
attempted to find out if there areISIA Urbino Type Design Week 2016
Learn about type like you never have before. The ISIA Type Design Week 2016 will start on Monday, July 25, ending on Saturday morning, July 30. (more…)
Type Network: type for designers
Type Network is a new model for type design, development, and licensing built in response to the increasingly complex needs of type designers and type users.
The Value of multi-typeface design
How many typefaces should you use in a design? Bethany Heck questions conventional wisdom. Via typewolf.com
Working with alternate characters on web
If you want to add style and functionality to your Web typography, look for fonts that have alternate characters. By Jason Tselentis.
The letter ‘c’ from Futura analyzed
Toshi Omagri looks at the letter ‘c’ from Futura – designed in 1927 by Paul Renner to perfectly accommodate the various idiosyncrasies of his mother tongue.